The Care Alliance calls on the Justice Select Committee to make an official media
announcement about the extended submission period for the End of Life Choice Bill.
Care Alliance Secretary, Dr Peter Thirkell, is concerned that the general public ... More >>

The Care Alliance welcomes the upcoming debate about euthanasia and assisted suicide
in New Zealand following the decision by MPs to move David Seymour’s End of Life
Choice bill through to Select Committee. More >>

Matthew Jansen, Secretary of the Care Alliance, says he is disappointed that the
New Zealand Medical Journal has chosen to publish an article by Phillipa Malpas,
Mike Wilson and Pam Oliver based on their flawed 2015 survey. More >>

Analysis of 21,277 submissions to the Health Select Committee’s investigation into
end of life issues shows that 16,411 opposed the legalisation of euthanasia, while
4,142 supported legalisation. More >>

The Care Alliance has called on Maryan Street, President of the Voluntary Euthanasia
Society, to unequivocally and immediately reject Philip Nitschke’s plan to launch
ExitAction in New Zealand. More >>

“Kevin Hague just treated 21,435 New Zealanders with utter contempt,” says Matthew
Jansen, Secretary of the Care Alliance. “On 23 June 2015 Mr Hague stood on the
steps of Parliament to receive a petition asking for an investigation of public attitudes ... More >>

The Care Alliance is calling on all New Zealand advocates of euthanasia and assisted
suicide – including David Seymour MP, Maryan Street and Matt Vickers – to declare
whether they support the euthanasia of a child in Belgium last week. More >>

Matthew Jansen, Secretary of the Care Alliance, has called on Health Select Committee
officials to provide a full analysis of the public submissions received in response
to Maryan Street’s petition. More >>

Matthew Jansen, Secretary of the Care Alliance, has questioned the value of a Government-funded
study by University of Auckland researchers Phillipa Malpas and Pam Oliver into attitudes
of New Zealand doctors and nurses to the legalisation of so-called ‘assisted dying’. More >>